Merchandiser || Principle Duties And Responsibilities Of A Merchandiser

Merchandiser is the key person in garment business. It is very important to know the duties and responsibilities of a merchandiser. In a buying house or in a garment merchandising office is act as an export office of garment. Merchandiser is the key person in a buying house. Merchandiser builds up a relation between the producer and importer. At first, merchandiser takes order from a buyer that’s time he acts as a seller to the garment importer. In the other hand, when a merchandiser gives this order to the factory that’s time he acts as a buyer to the manufacturing side. So, there are two face of a merchandiser.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities of a Merchandiser: Merchandiser always tries to give his best efforts to the exporting garments. Here, I like to list the principle duties and responsibilities of a merchandiser. They are-

The main duties of a merchandiser are to fulfill the demand of a garment buyer.

At first, take an export order from the buyer.

To make a time schedule for export those garments as per exporting date.

To make sample for the export order from a factory.

If the sample approved then order for bulk production.

All the materials should be arranged which is required for manufacturing garments.

To inspects quality of the products as a buyer.

A merchandiser calculates the consumption of fabric and YPD.

The merchandiser also calculates thread, button, interlining, label, poly bag, cartoon and other accessories required for a full garment export.